Isamu&#39;s TM RV cabinet modular storage utilities

ABSTRACT

The field of invention relates to the secure storage of all loose items packed into RVs, Motor Homes, Travel Trailers, or Boats for travel; specifically, those items most likely to shift, break or cause damage while the vehicle is in motion; having means to allow users to place all items securely in modules of storage utilities so they will not shift, break or cause damage while traveling. The storage structure of the invention is arranged to employ a housing, having six (6) notched compartments for vertical storage of dinner plates and soup bowls; and five (5) padded posts for vertical, inverted storage of glasses and cups. A subsequent embodiment of adjustable shelf dividers may be secured by removing adhesive strips, and placing selectively to receive flexible plastic walls and/or bases at varying heights and widths within existing cabinet structures.

BACKGROUND

The field of invention relates to the secure storage of all loose items packed into RVs, Motor Homes, Travel Trailers, or Boats for travel; specifically, those items most likely to shift, break or cause damage while the vehicle is in motion; having means to allow users to place all items securely in modules of storage utilities so they will not shift, break or cause damage while traveling. The slightest movement of motorized recreational vehicles can cause dishes to fall, books to shift, cameras to tumble or tools to crash around, thereby creating havoc and panic which can result in dangerous road accidents, not to mention a mess to be cleaned up. However, the more securely items can be packed before leaving home, the less likely they are to move and cause problems. In addition, the more easily each item can be packed, the less time it takes to get ready to hit the road, making for much happier campers and vacationing families. None of the recreational vehicles we have studied, researched or observed have any built in modular storage utilities for packing camping equipment. Additionally, none of the retail RV, boat or camping equipment outlets we have studied, researched or seen, offer adequate stand-alone packing and storage utilities available for sale. They simply do not exist. Therefore, both RV/boat manufacturers and retail outlets will benefit from this invention.

The prior art available to the applicant as much as understood is directed to the U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,588,724; 4,181,348; 4,131,327; and 3,809,425. This invention is directed to improvements in the prior art by providing six (6) individualized, notched compartments for dinner plates and bowls; and five (5) padded posts for holding glasses and cups, as modular cupboard and cabinet storage utility structures. This invention can be sold as an after-market purchase by an RV owner, and selectively received inside existing cabinets; or built-in and incorporated as an option by the RV or boat manufacturer. Adjustable shelf dividers, a subsequent embodiment, are secured by removing adhesive strips and placing selectively to receive flexible plastic walls and/or bases at varying heights and widths within existing cabinet structures.

SUMMARY & BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now described by way of example and with reference to the drawings. In these drawings:

FIG. 1. is a partially cut out schematic SEPARATED VIEW plan of Isamu's RV Cabinet Modular Storage Utilities, showing the top and the bottom in an exploded view.

FIG. 2. is a partially cut out schematic SIDE VIEW plan of the same module; and a partially cut out schematic TOP VIEW plan of the same module.

FIG. 3. is a partially cut out schematics of the TOP VIEW plan; FRONT VIEW plan; and SIDE VIEW plan of the Cup and Glass Holder.

FIG. 4. is a partially cut out schematic of the subsequent embodiment, Adjustable Shelf Dividers, showing the adhesive strip at the bottom.

FIG. 5. is a photograph of the April 2003 prototype, showing both plate & bowl holder and cup and glass holder, as selectively inserted into the existing RV kitchen cabinet.

FIG. 6. is a photograph of the April 2003 prototype, from the side, as it appears when outside of the kitchen cabinet.

FIG. 7. is a photograph of the April 2003 prototype, showing the cup and glass holder when outside of the kitchen cabinet.

DESCRIPTION OF ALL EMBODIMENTS

As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the invention, which may be embodied in various forms, therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.

FIG. 1. A partially cut out schematic SEPARATED VIEW plan of Isamu'S™ RV Cabinet Modular Storage Utilities, as set forth in claim 1, showing the top and the bottom in an exploded view with two lateral, horizontal braces and six receiving areas for dinner plates and/or bowls, with rubber cushion bumpers at the top and the bottom, and notches at the top and the bottom.

FIG. 2. is a partially cut out schematic SIDE VIEW plan of the same module as set forth in claim 1, and a partially cut out schematic TOP VIEW plan of the same module, showing a housing with two lateral, horizontal braces, secured with screws into two vertical side walls arranged in a parallel relation to one another, of the housing spaced from a second side wall, and a base and a second base. The same invention as set forth in claim 1, showing a top view with two braces secured by screws into a vertical side wall spaced from a second vertical wall and a base spaced from a second base.

FIG. 3. is a partially cut out schematics of the TOP VIEW plan; FRONT VIEW plan; and SIDE VIEW plan of the Cup and Glass Holder, as set forth in claim 1.

FIG. 4. is a partially cut out schematic of the subsequent embodiment, Adjustable Shelf Dividers, as set forth in claim 2, showing the adhesive strip at the bottom.

FIG. 5. is a photograph of the April 2003 prototype of the storage utility cupboards as set forth in claim 1, showing both plate & bowl holder and cup and glass holder, as selectively inserted into the existing RV kitchen cabinet.

FIG. 6. is a photograph of the April 2003 prototype of the storage utility cupboards as set forth in claim 1, showing the side, as it appears when outside of the kitchen cabinet.

FIG. 7. is a photograph of the April 2003 prototype of the storage utility cupboards as set forth in claim 1, showing the cup and glass holder when outside of the kitchen cabinet. 

1. ISAMU'S™ RV CABINET MODULAR STORAGE UTILITIES for storage in an RV, travel trailer, 5^(th) wheel or boat, comprising of: a housing having six, non-adjustable, indented slots with further indented rubber padded notches, sized to receive four dinner plates and two soup bowls, and a housing having five vertical posted wooden dowels surrounded by polyester padding, to receive five glasses and or cups.
 2. Adjustable Shelf Dividers and slide in shelves for inside storage areas in an RV, travel trailer, 5^(th) wheel or boat, comprising of: a plurality of self-adhesive U-Beam shelf receivers which can be secured onto existing interior walls of existing cabinets, placed selectively to receive a plurality of vertical and/or horizontal flexible hard plastic shelves. 